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Global Reporting Initiative G4 draft out for public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... approach. It will produce new and updated content. Public comment is invited from 25 June to 25 September. Focal Point Australia for its part will host three workshops for stakeholders to discuss the draft document, said Lena Geraghty, network manager ...

Using water accounting to measure, manage financial risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... community around managing water resources. The book was jointly funded and commissioned by the main accounting bodies in Australia - CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, and by the Australian Research Council. "One purpose ...

CFSGAM hires Pablo Berrutti as responsible investment head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... markets equity team, which is based in Singapore. Meanwhile, CFSGAM, which is known as First State Investments outside of Australia and New Zealand, has also hired Will Oulton as global head of responsible investment, based in London. Oulton comes to ...

Farrell names appointments to National Water Commission

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... MP and minister for water security and the River Murray. She will serve for three years. "Karlene Maywald was South Australia's minister for water security and the River Murray during one of the worst drought periods in living memory," Farrell said in ...

Companies, investors prepared for carbon price launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Ahead of this weekend's launch of the carbon pricing mechanism, investors and corporate advisors say that they are confident that liable companies are aware of their exposures and have plans to manage costs for the first stage of the carbon pricing ...

CDP: water a substantial risk to ASX100 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... operations, as compared to 55% of Global 500 respondents and 85% of JSE 100 companies that report exposure to similar risks. "Australia is the driest inhabited continent on earth, and the water impacts of climate change are likely to be more severe than ...

ARENA board members, CEO named

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Australian Solar Institute. It will consolidate AU$3.2bn in funding for renewable energy innovation. Sargison was Engineers Australia's National Professional Engineer of the Year in 2011 and has a strong background in developing renewable energy technologies. ...

Australian Ethical management survive general meeting vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Shareholders of Australian Ethical have voted to keep the existing board and executive management in place, rejecting a series of resolutions put to a general meeting. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director The resolutions had been brought ...

British government to mandate LSE greenhouse gas disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange's main market will have to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions from 2013, British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced. The British government will introduce legislation bringing in the new ...

Farmers, land managers examine Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... undertake emission avoidance and sequestration offset projects and increase carbon abatement in line with the protection of Australia's natural environment. Thus far, four methodologies have been approved - capture and combustion of landfill gas, destruction ...